rooty

1
[ roo-tee, root-ee ]

adjective,root·i·er, root·i·est.
  1. abounding in or consisting of roots.

Origin of rooty

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First recorded in 1475–85; root1 + -y1

Other words from rooty

  • root·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby rooty

Other definitions for rooty (2 of 2)

rooty2

or root·i

[ roo-tee, root-ee ]

nounChiefly British: Rare.

Origin of rooty

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First recorded in 1880–85; from Bengali ruṭī; akin to Hindi roṭī roti

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How to use rooty in a sentence

  • Even as the little party watched, the great shovel plunged down, straight down, burying its great teeth in the rooty ground.

  • Struck it with a choppin'-tray for a bo't and a mess of rooty-baggy turnips for a crew!

  • And now her senses began feebly to regather within truer limits and to tell her she was lying on the rooty ground of a thicket.

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